HOSA
HOSA’s national colours
maroon, white, and navy blue
Tiny organisms that may cause certain infections.
Bacteria
The disease that caused a global pandemic in 2020, and resulted in the deaths of over 7 million people.
COVID-19
A doctor who specializes in children’s health
Pediatrician
The disease that is currently the leading cause of death in both men and women
Heart disease or cardiovascular disease
The three HOSA conferences (full names, NOT the abbreviations)
Fall Leadership Conference, Spring Leadership Conference, and the International Leadership Conference
A condition caused by high levels of glucose (a form of sugar) in the blood.
Diabetes
The groundbreaking drug, discovered by Alexander Fleming, that revolutionized medicine by treating bacterial infections?
Penicillin
Medical doctors who specialize in mental health, including the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illnesses.
Psychiatrists
This method involves modifying an organism's DNA to produce a desired trait.
Genetic modification
HOSA's five event categories
Health Science, Teamwork, Health Professions, Emergency Preparedness, and Leadership
A biological unit which passes on inherited information from parent to child, like facial characteristics.
Gene
The epidemic in the Americas during the 16th century that killed millions of Indigenous people after European colonization.
Smallpox epidemic
A doctor who specializes in the treatment of cancer
Oncologist
An anti-diabetic medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and an anti-obesity medication used for long-term weight management.
Ozempic
A condition when the level of hemoglobin, the protein in blood which carries oxygen around the body, is lower than normal.
Anaemia
The Canadian doctor who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of insulin
Frederick Banting
A medical physician who specializes in eye and vision care. Not only do they prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct vision problems, but they also diagnose and treat all eye diseases.
Ophthalmologist
This outbreak is linked to various brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products.
Salmonella infections
The study of body tissue structure, composition, and function
Histology
The first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell in 1996 by researchers at Scotland's Roslin Institute.
Dolly the sheep
Specialists who diagnose and treat conditions affecting the digestive system, such as acid reflux, IBS, and liver disease.
Gastroenterologists